28 September 2010

Hello, everyone out there in blogland...its been freezing cold here today & kept looking as thought it was gonna rain, but it only spat for a few minutes which is good...

Spent the afternoon watching QVC, don't usually order crafty stuff off there, but decided to order a new stitching thingimy...with having arthritis I find it really difficult to sew on cards & usually only faux stitch, I'm hoping this new fandangle thing will help & you should be seeing loadsa stitching on my cards real soon lol...

Todays card I made, because whilst looking for a different stamp, I found this one & realised I'd had it ages & not even inked it up oopsss! shhh don't tell Nige hehe!!

I am just loving this fold of card, just can't take a very good picture of it lol!!

27 September 2010

Some good news to start of this yukky Monday morning in Stoke....I entered my CES DT card into the Cowgirl Sunday & got picked in their TOP 3 whoohooo!! thanks ladies I will wear my blog badge with pride xx

Oh I have been so looking forward to showing you my DT card for

Craft Your Passion. I asked Lauretta kinda joking at the time, if she could draw me Valentino Rossi, who is without a doubt the best ever motorbike rider ever, ever....9 times World Champion on two different manufacturers...the only class he is yet to win, is the new GP 2, but it looks like he will be starting his own team in this

class next season!

plus hes kinda cute lol...shhh don't tell Nige!

Well Lauretta worked her magic & WOW!!! its fantastic!! I love it!!! & it it fits just perfect with this weeks challenge of 'clean & simple'

I thought I'd show you a close up, of him coming out of the card..I also used glossy accents on his visor!

Right, now heres where the problems start, last week I posted my 'Crazy Challenge' DT card for this week...lol yes I know what a numpty, but it wasn't until it had been up for about 3 days that I noticed oops!!

So this week I am gonna show you the card I made for last week lol....but this week we are sponsored by Sassy Studios & the challenge is no ribbons or buttons...arghhh!!!! I feel so stoopid lol xx

25 September 2010

Well the weather is fab today, we have just got back from visiting our local Wildlife Sanctuary where I take all the cards I have made for them to sell, we tried to go last weekend but the rain was so bad, we just gave up.....

Also I just wanted to say 'hurry up bubs & come out' my friend Jen is due today & is getting seriously fed up...

On to my Crafty Emma's Store DT card for this sunny Saturday, our theme this week is 'Animal Antics'

When I came to make this card I wanted to do something a bit different, I had seen these gorgeous cards on a few blogs, but didn't know where to get a template from...so my fab hubby came to the rescue & did my all the hard work for me lol..Thanks hun loves ya!!!

I thought I would show you a flat view!

A close up of this little cutie!

And a side view to give you the total all around view!

This week we have a fabulous prize to give away, this is when I wish I wasn't on the DT so I could enter lol!

Thanks for stopping by please don't forget to visit the main blog, to see the other girls creations....OH!!!! also I nearly forgot Crafty Emma has got a sale on at the moment & has also opened a bargin basement part to her shop....

24 September 2010

Well the weather is pants, one minute its pouring, then its drizzly, Oh & then the sun decides to peak out, giving me the yeah! but then it just goes again...arghhhh!!! stoopid weather..well at least it's a good excuse to stay indoors & keep warm!! Oh yeah & do lots of crafting hehe!!

My card for today is a gorgeous Forever Friends bear, I just love them, my step-sister used to work for Andrew Brownsword (sp?) not sure if he still owns the brand, but when we had Danni 13 years ago she brought so many FF bears to the hospital that I ended up giving half of them to the prem baby unit as we just didn't have space for them. I did ask her & she didn't mind, thought it was a fab idea....

I have used lots of my new crafty goodies that Nige has got for me over the last month or so...I had a parcel today from Crafty Emma's store (pop over because shes got a sale on & some basement bargin stuff) with some gorgeous Dovecraft Crimbo papers & a fab Happy Birthday sentiment stamp in scrabble pieces gonna go play when I've posted this...todays parcel Nige got me as a special present as yesterday we had been together 15 years...so I got my tea cooked & strawberries for my supper whilst we snuggled & watched NCIS....

23 September 2010

Ok so I feel a proper numpty, not sure where my brain is at the moment, it ain't where it should be...lol ...I realised this morning I posted next weeks Crazy Challenge card a week earlier oops! Oh well you will get to see this weeks, next week..lol thats if I remember hehe!

This week has just flown by, so many cards (mostly crimbo but a few orders) & nowhere near enough time lol....& there is a game on Facebook (fronterville) that both me & hubby are addicted to...bad Facebook lol xx

My card for you all to look at today is for MAWTT, where Brenda has come up with a fantastic challenge with the option of using a sketch....which you will find on the main blog...The only rule this week is to pick three things from Brenda's list...

Brenda's To Do List

1. Use two design papers

2. Use one button (or more)

3. Glitter

4. A key

5. A vintage image

6. Leaves

7. A new technique

8. Embossing (dry or heat)

Our sponsor this week is Meljen Designs... The winner will recieve 4 digi images of their choice.....we were lucky enough to have a few images to play with, well I chose this one, only because she reminds me of our Katie...

As you can see I chose, two DP, buttons & a touch of glitter, but didn't follow the sketch...shhh because I forgot lol!!!

20 September 2010

Two DT cards from me lol...I hope you all had a fab weekend. We didn't do anything really, the weather was pants as per. Did manage to pop out to the local crafty shop yesterday & buy a few things I needed (cough cough a list that never gets any shorter lol) my sandstone promarker ran out so thats all I went for really, but ended up getting a new oriental type stamp, she is so cute & another of TH distress inks (I think its another addiction lol!!)

My first card for this yukky Monday is for Craft Your Passion & this week we have got a fab sketch for you to follow..

I had so much fun with this sketch, it took me ages to decide on which

On to my second DT card for today, & its my card for 'The Crazy' where this week we are asking you to make any creation you like but 'no ribbons or buttons'

Oh! this was such a hard challenge for me, I've got in to the habit of 'see a space on my card, stick a button in it' lol ....so this card took me a bit outta my comfort zone, but I enjoyed it after all that lol

And this week we are sponsored by Sassy Studios who are just fab & have some amazing images, thankfully being on the DT we get an image to play with..

19 September 2010

This weeks OSAAT challenge is very special....we are doing a challenge to promote

the awareness of Operation Write Home, which supports our nations armed force, by sending blank handmade greeting cards, for our troops to send home & also to send them words of gratitude & thanks to encourage them...
Please pop over to KatieKat's blog to see her GDT card for this challenge...

You would never believe how much of a mess I got into with my distressing inks making this card, but I had so much fun lol...

18 September 2010

I really can't believe its Saturday again already, where is the time going. I'm sure I'll wake up very soon & it'll be Christmas morning lol...

Well I hope your all well out there in blogland, I just want to say thank you to all those fab crafters who joined in with last weeks CES challenge...

My share today is my DT card for Crafty Emma's Store Challenge where this week its a 'Baby Bonanza' so get out all those cutie stamps & images & get making....

The image is another LOTV stamp I got from Harrogate (Jules you reading this hun?) I managed to get the boy at the last craft show I went to at the NEC, but they had sold out of the little girl, so this time I just had to get her & she is a gorgeous, love her frilly little knickers...right enough of this yakking on with my card!

oh look at her nobbly little knees lol...

I thought I would show you a close up of the little dummy..its so cute!

The winner this week will win all of these fab goodies!! Some My Minds Eye fabric brads & some gorgeous ribbons....

16 September 2010

This weeks DT card for Moving Along With The Times, where I picked the theme, which is Christmas. All the cards that I make through the year get taken about every 6 weeks as well as 60+ christmas cards & I donate them to our local wildlife santuary, so this one is going in the box for them.

At the moment they are fundraising to build a new enclosures for their wildcats & bats...

I thought I would show you a close up, so you can see his shiny nose, buttons & snowballs x

15 September 2010

When I went to the craft show last Saturday in Harrogate, this is one stamp I wasn't coming home without....but WOW!! the LOTV stall was so busy it took 3 attempts at visitin the stall to get anywhere near it lol..

I just loved this little girl when I first saw her she is such a sweetie...

13 September 2010

Hello to you all from a cold, wet, miserable, yukky Stoke on Trent...burrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!
It feels like the middle of winter here today, hot water bottle is filled & a hot cup of tea is on my table, can't believe its this cold..I hope your all keeping warm.
My day out to Harrogate craft show on Saturday was fab, it was great meeting up with Emma & Joanne we did some spending & lots of chatting & all I can say is roll on March for the next one lol.....I got lots of goodies, Tim Holtz inks, distressing tool thingy, loadsa brads, K & Co papers, charms, a couple of the new LOTV stamps that are just yummy & I can't wait to play with....Katie also had a few sheets of decoupage, & some really pretty charms to make a bracelet with....Nige & Danni had a fab day out in York they went to the Railway Museum & saw the Hogwarts Express, which just made Danni's day she is Harry Potter mad, so fun was had by all....
I just want to say a BIG thank you to Emma & Joanne for such a fab day out xxxx

Well back to my DT cards, my first card for you today is for 'The Crazy' where this week we are asking for your 'friendship' creations....

12 September 2010

One Stitch At A Time has a very special challenge for you this week...We are challenging you to make a special "Rainbow Themed" card - Anything goes type of challenge, but must have a rainbow or the colors of a rainbow in your creation. The reason for this Rainbow challenge is in honor of a very special little guy named Cameron.

If you click here you can read his story...
A little History and the reason for this Super Challenge this week...

A very very good friend of Stitchy's who is known in the digital world by the name "FUNKY" ,has built a beautiful fundraiser blog for her grandson Cameron..He is autistic and Funky and her daughterare striving to help Cameron. Some of you may know Funky, she has been in the digital scrapping world for a very long time. If you could find it in your heart to help Funky and her little guy out, it will not go unrewarded.
We know times are very hard for everyone right now, so if you can't give even a dollar,
please don't feel bad, but please do go and read his story, he's quite a character lol..
Thank you in advance to all that take part in this very special challenge - have fun & good luck!!!

We have 10 GREAT PRIZES FOR 10 equally great WINNERS...and that is only at the main blog...

Prize #1 is all 5 of My (Stitchy Stamps) New Release Stamps
Prize #2 is all 5 of Beary Dust's New Release Stamps
Prize #3 is a package from Craftbrulee
Prize #4 is a package from Rod & Carol At Hobbyhabitat
Prize #5 is a package from I Am Roses
Prize #6 is 3 New Release Stamps
Prize #7 is 3 New Release Stamps
Prize #8 is 3 New Release Stamps
Prize #9 is 3 New Release Stamps
Prize #10 is 2 New Release Paper Packs and A Sentiment Sheet
We will also have ONE kid wINNER....who will win ONE PRIZE of THE 3 NEW KIDS KORNER RELEASE STAMPS